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NSG 222 Exam 3 questions with answers- Coagulation Drugs
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NSG 222 Exam 3 questions withanswers- Coagulation Drugs
RBC Function - ANSWERS✔✔Transports oxygen
Decreased RBCs Indicate - ANSWERS✔✔Anemia
Blood loss
Hemodilution
Increased RBCs Indicate - ANSWERS✔✔Polycythemia
Hemoconcentration (often false bc of dehydration)
Patients living at high altitudes
Conditions causing hypoxia (COPD, smokers)
Reticulocytes - ANSWERS✔✔Immature RBCs
Created in bone marrow
Decreased reticulocyte count - ANSWERS✔✔bone marrow failure/suppression
chemotherapy
Increased reticulocyte count - ANSWERS✔✔Acute hemorrhage; body tries to compensate for blood
loss
Hemoglobin normal range - ANSWERS✔✔12-17
Hemoglobin function - ANSWERS✔✔Protein molecule that attaches to RBC and carries oxygen
,Decreased hemoglobin - ANSWERS✔✔anemia, blood loss
At what hemoglobin level does the patient need a blood transfusion? - ANSWERS✔✔Blood
transfusion: <7
CRITICAL: <5- LIFE THREATENING
increased hemoglobin (CRITICAL) - ANSWERS✔✔>20
Hematocrit normal range - ANSWERS✔✔36-51%
Hematocrit function - ANSWERS✔✔percentage of RBC in blood
decreased hematocrit indicates - ANSWERS✔✔hemorrhage or internal bleeding
Anemia
At what hematocrit level does the patient need a blood transfusion? - ANSWERS✔✔Transfuse
BEFORE 15%!
CRITICAL: >15%- LIFE THREATENING
What can alter hematocrit results? - ANSWERS✔✔Dehydration
Increased Hematocrit - ANSWERS✔✔dehydration
polycythemia
Critically increased hematocrit - ANSWERS✔✔>60%
, WBC Normal Range - ANSWERS✔✔4,000-10,000
WBC Function - ANSWERS✔✔protect the body against disease agents (bacteria virus etc)
Decreased WBC - ANSWERS✔✔Bone marrow failure
Decreased WBC- Critical value - ANSWERS✔✔<2500 uL
Body cannot fight ANY agents- even a cold could be deadly
Increased WBC - ANSWERS✔✔infection, inflammation, stress
Increased WBC Critical value - ANSWERS✔✔>30,000
Body is trying to fight but infectious agent is too strong
First response to microbe - ANSWERS✔✔Neutrophils
Neutrophil normal range - ANSWERS✔✔> 75%
Bands normal range - ANSWERS✔✔<10%
Neutrophil function - ANSWERS✔✔Destroy invaders by phagocytosis
Usually bacteria
Decreased neutrophils - ANSWERS✔✔Chemo, bone marrow failure
Increased neutrophils - ANSWERS✔✔acute bacterial infection
Bands - ANSWERS✔✔immature neutrophils
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